Tuesday, August 21, 2012

At the beginning of the month, word was spreading that DC was doing a serious sale to retailers on a lot of its backstock, particularly Archives and Showcases. Seems to be true, and at least one retailer is now showing the results of that. Tales of Wonder (www.talesofwonder.com) has Legion Archives volumes 1-7 and 9-12 on sale for a mere $19.99 each, and volumes 1-3 of Showcase Presents The Legion for $6.79 each.
While DC has not made an announcement, there is speculation that a lot of the books will be allowed to go out of print once the backstock is cleared out. If so, you really should think about picking up Legion Archives (and the other books covered by the sale) if you want them.

Friday, March 23, 2012

"Q1. At Toy Fair, it was said that there would not be another 12 pack of the Legion of Super-Heroes due to the amount of time and resources it would involve. However, I believe I read that there were other figures in the works. Can you speak to that? Any thoughts of 2 or 3 packs? I love the 12 pack, but there’s so many more that we need!

A1. Yes. That is a fair assessment. While this item was a hit, it threw such a wrench into our schedule that is wound up delaying a lot of other product that needed resources too!"

Alas, I don't find the response clear as to whether there'll be more Legion figures (other than the already announced Star Man for Club Infinite Earths), but I'd guess so given the "hit" status of the 12-pack, particularly that they did a second run of it.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

I’m going to be signing at Chuck Rozanski’s new Mile
High Comics Mega-Store this Saturday. I don’t often do signings and
conventions anymore, but Chuck has been a good friend for over 30
years. He asked me to help out with his Christmas Season event at his
new store and I couldn’t let him down. He’s helped me out many times
and never let me down.

Check the link for the details on times and autographing schedules, you can get stuff in person or buy through the website.

Eduardo Barreto died today. He was an artist from Uruguay who I remember most from following George Perez on Teen Titans and doing a lot of Superman artwork in the 1990s. Barreto did two Legion covers and one interior story.

This pack is a reissue, which means it was previously released. All
reissued packs receive a graphic burst on the package stating “Long Live
the Legion” to indicate it is a re-released product but identical to
the first run. Mattel holds back a small amount of product from each
sale for customer service needs. When a product is reissued, the held
back stock is sold. A small percentage of customers will receive product
from the first run and the package will not contain the burst. This is
random and we cannot control which package will be received.

What is it about the Legion of Super-Heroes that pulls in ex-Marvel
editor-in-chiefs. Roy Thomas wrote it. Gerry Conway wrote it. Jim
Shooter came back for another run. Now Tom DeFalco is taking over
Legion Lost with issue #7. Writing changes announced on Superman, Green
Arrow and Legion Lost before the 4th issues hit the stands? You can’t
say DC is averse to change.

His schedule just couldn’t keep up with a monthly series right now.
It’s a bummer because Fabian and I had discussed some really cool ideas
for the series, but I understood his reasons, and we parted on a
positive note with hopes that someday we can reteam on something else
down the road.

So I needed to hire a new writer, someone I felt could take the
groundwork laid by Fabian and strive for even greater heights. No small
task!

... So Tom came into my office with his infectious enthusiasm, and we
just talked about LEGION LOST for over an hour. I really loved what I
heard. And then we got on the phone with series artist Pete Woods, and
the ideas kept flowing. Carrying over subplots that Fabian had been
developing, Tom’s inclinations felt so completely fresh that we were
sold instantly. Here’s a taste:

A crossover with TEEN TITANS involving the organization known as
N.O.W.H.E.R.E. — with a revelation that will change the entire course of
LEGION LOST!

A Timber Wolf romance that could rip the team apart!

A power struggle for leadership!

Tyroc has a deadly secret…and the team isn’t happy when they learn it!

And a traitor lurks in their midst!

I haven't kept up with Marvel in a while; I thought DeFalco was still in charge over there.

Mattycollector.com has announced that its upcoming December 15th sale will include the Legion figure 12-pack. This one is supposed to be a "reissue with burst", but there's no explanation of what a "burst" is. Also, it's noted that some buyers will get previously held in reserve first run sans burst packs.

Monday, November 14, 2011

James Nicoll raises the question of, in a less Earth-based Legion of Super-Heroes (such as one that exists out there in the galaxy right now and comes to Earth to recruit), what power would all Terrans share that would justify one being a member. Similar to how all Braalians, Carggites, Durlans, etc. have a common power.

Interesting discussion in the responses. The leader, in my opinion, looks to be our ability to throw things at other things. Doing so with any degree of accuracy, let alone having Tom Brady become Quarterback Lad, is said to be unique for humans among Terran lifeforms.